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Miss Lee’s Exercise Physiology Class

Low Income: 42%

Region: Northern New Jersey

Grade Level: High School Senior Physiology Class (grade 12)

Proposal:

Submitted: April 30, 2008

Class: Exercise Physiology

Students in Class: I have 60 students split into 2 periods

Resource Needed: 20 Heart Rate Monitors (Reebok Heart Touch Strapless Heart Rate Monitor)

Estimated Cost: $50.00/Heart Rate Monitor= $1,000.00/20 heart rate monitors.

Future Use: Yes

In my exercise physiology class, we try to do many experiments that put the concepts learned in class into perspective. Much of what my students are learning has to do with the cardiovascular system and how that affects the body. Some subjects we are looking at is max. heart rate, steady state heart rate, VO2 max, and various effects that these have on exercise performance and the cardiovascular system function. It is necessary in these experiments that we be able to determine the heart rate of the students during the activity instead of afterwards because we need to be able to see how the heart rate is affected and changes in response to exercise. Therefore, it would be greatly appreciated if I was provided with these materials in order to enhance the learning of my students so they can fully understand the concepts of exercise physiology.

                     

Word Document

I created a very simple document in Word for an exercise science class that has to do with the anatomy of the upper arm and the parts of the brachial plexus nerve bundle. These are something that every exercise science major is required to learn at some point, so I made a worksheet that I think would help them learn the material. It includes labeling, matching, and allows the students to explain the function of these parts, since that is a huge part of knowing anatomy of the body. Not only should the students know where the body parts are, but they also need to know the function and where they originate as well. I think what I created in word will help with remembering the anatomy of the upper arm.

A copy of the worksheet I created has been downloaded onto my media library and posted online www.scribd.com

This is my Document

DTSE Cell Membrane Video

This is the video we compiled and edited today in class. I couldn’t figure out how to download it onto this page so I uploaded it onto google video and you can view it at THIS ADDRESS

Website Creation

 HIRE ME WEBSITE

This is the link to my hire me page. I have created a fake resume to put up, taking out all my personal information and specific names of places I have worked for security purposes. If you have any questions, email me at leesteph@eden.rutgers.edu

Journal #6

Life Science Warm-Up

As an exercise major, I feel that this sort of resource could be used for many different classes. We have to take classes, such as Anatomy, Physiology, Kinesiology, Biomechanics, as well as simpler classes such as Biology. In all of these classes the studens partake in labs that reinforce what they learned in the class. If I were a teacher of one of these classes, I would definitely make this resource available to my students. Many students learn by seeing and being able to relate what they are learning to what they already know. Everyone has some idea of how their own body works, so if they can see the inside of their bodies, they can then relate the pictures to themselves and what they are learning in these classes. When a student can see how something actually looks inside the body, it helps them understand the processes and information better. I would use this in a classroom for the students to study off of, I could use the pictures in the class on an overhead or powerpoint so that I can point out certain things to them that they need to know, and the pictures can also be used in a lab where the students might not be able to actually see a real human body.

I have had resources available to me such as this and they are extremely helpful in studying and learning what is going on with the body. Putting the pictures together with the information helps the information that is learned in the classroom “stick” much more effectively.

Journal #5

Why to Buy Me Turning Point

Dear Principal,

I have recently discovered a new type of technology that I feel will greatly benefit the classes of this school and I am requesting that this technology by bought by the school for future use. Turning Point Technologies allows the students of a classroom to answer questions posted on a screen electronically through a personal response system. The results of how many students voted for each questiong is then displayed on the screen next to the question. From there, the teacher will be able to see what everyone, or the majority, thought the answer was to the question. By having all the students in the classroom being able to see the results, they can then strike up conversation on why one answer might be better than another or why another answer may not be correct. This technology promotes interactive learning. With this, students will be able to teach other students and they will learn the material better if they have to explain and defend their answers. Therefore, I believe that this technology would greatly improve the quality of learning in a classroom and become an excellent tool to create classroom debates and scientific argumentation. Thank your for considering my proposal.

Sincerely,

Stephanie Lee

Journal #4

Vernier Probe Website

From the Vernier website I found some very interesting tools that could potentially be used in the classroom. However, I am not planning on becoming a teacher, so I found something I might use in my field that could also be used in the classroom. The Hand Grip Heart Rate Monitor could be used as a tool in a classroom and also in the field of exercise science. The goal of a lesson plan would be to find the Heart Rate of someone exercising at steady state, finding the predicted maximum heart rate, or even the heart rate of a participant at a particular exercising intensity. This type of activity would most likely be done in a physiology class/gym class/health class or it can be used in the professional field in order to assess a patient or someone interested in starting an exercise prescription. Before this assessment can be done in the professional field, it must first be learned by students prior to entering a profession. Therefore, it would be necessary to have a lesson based on the use and assessment of heart rate and other factors that affect heart rate.

Journal#3

On Netlogo, I liked a lot of the models. Many of them can be used in the classroom and could potentially become a very useful aide in teaching. The one’s I liked the best were Illusions and Kaliedescope because they were really nice just to sit and watch. The website is pretty cool in that it tells you what the model is, how to use it, how to set it up, how it was created, and what to look for while you are watching. So, in this way it is fairly user friendly making it really fun to watch. I think that little kids would really like the models that I liked because they are entertaining and cool to watch and they aren’t confusing at all. The kaliedescope model could be used when students start learning about circles because the whole model is composed of numerous circles moving and shifting to create the effects. For science, these models could be used very often in order to enhance the learning experience in a classroom.

 The dragon breeding would also be a good one to look at for a genetics class because they really have to understand the concepts to effectively be able to partake in what the model has to offer.

I also couldn’t post a link because I couldn’t download it onto a computer, so I looked on with a classmate at them.

Journal #2

What wiki platform did you choose, and why? Post a link to the start page of the wiki project you created.

I chose wikia scratchpad because we used this in class and it’s fairly easy to use. The link to my start page is http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/Benefits_of_Exercise_for_College_Students

What are the learning goals of the wiki project you created?

The learning goals of my project is for students in an exercise science major to get an understanding of the history behind the exercise science major so that they have a better feeling for what the major and professionals in this field are trying to promote. I think that researching relevant topics that are a huge part of exercise science is a great way to learn about the major and what it teaches us.

How will this project help students achieve the learning goals?

This project will help students achieve their learning goals becasue they have to create their own exercise program based on the  research they conducted. Hopefully they will learn the most from going through the program personally created. I feel that having to go through a program will have them see what really needs to be a part of a good program and what doesn’t need to be, based on what is the most effective and beneficial aspects of exercise. Also, they may learn how exercise will help relieve some of the stresses faced in school.  

How you will measure student achievement of learning goals?

I will be able to measure the achievement of the students learning goals by reading the journals they post online that should give me some insight into how they are understanding the topics researched. The students should be applying the information they find to their own exercise experiences.

What did you learn about creating a wiki project, and what are the opportunities and challenges of creating such a project?

By creating a wiki project I learned that there are many opportunities in technology for teachers that will help in the classroom. The outlets are limitless really and more teachers should use these technologies in the classroom. The wiki scratchpad is easy to use, it’s user friendly, and it is good for students to learn to use as well. Challenges in creating this project that I faced were creating the internal links that led the students to the pages I wanted them to edit.

Journal #1

Innovation: In highschool I was in one of those “smart” classrooms and we got the opportunity to watch some physics applications on the board. The ability to see the process in slow motion, rewind, pause it, and manipulate it made it very easy to understand and a lot of fun to watch as well. I thought it was effective because everyone thought it was really cool and it kept the attention of everyone.

Efficiency: I think just by using a computer to send students emails containing notes and slides, and using something such as ecompanion or sakai that allows students to access the information in class, at home, or at student centers. I think that this technology and the use of these websites is awesome because students don’t have to buy books, print anything, and it saves paper. Also I think students prefer it because they are able to access work and information at any hour they want.

Community: A technology used to promote community would be creating an online newspaper that I was a part of. We got to take pictures of our friends, school, and teachers, and write about issues that we are interested in. Teachers can help the students format the newspaper and customize it to your liking. This was really fun and it brought all of us a lot closer together than we were before the project because we had to work together and help each other.

Good technology is easy to use, interests the user, allows for creativity, and mostly is just makes everything quicker and lively. I feel that the main reason we use technology is to illustrate ideas in a more efficient and learner friendly way.

I haven’t really seen technology used badly but sometimes it’s just not necessary to use technology to illustrate a lesson. A huge example I can think of is when teachers allow students to use the computer during playtime instead of being active or they pop in a movie instead of teaching a lesson before the holidays. I think sometimes there needs to be more student-teacher interaction and if the technology being used can’t do this, then it shouldn’t be used.